Author: SCOOP Staff
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The Press Club of Southwest Florida is outraged at recent actions by the DeSantis administration to quash public debate about abortion rights. Below are letters to the editor written by two officers of the press club Board of Governors, Bob Orr and Tom Marquardt. Their viewpoints are strongly endorsed by the press club. We Need…
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Great news! The media mixer in North Naples that was cancelled due to Hurricane Milton has been rescheduled. Please join your fellow press club members and media friends for an evening of fellowship and conversation. Our heartfelt thanks to press club member Denise LeClair Cobb for hosting this event. Date: Thursday , Nov. 7, 2024 Time: 5:30…
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Please join your fellow press club members and media friends for an evening of fellowship and conversation. Our heartfelt thanks to press club member Denise LeClair Cobb for hosting this event. Date: Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 Time: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Location: Aqua Condominiums, First Floor Community Room, 13675 Vanderbilt Dr., North Naples Evening of Camaraderie: Media mixers like…
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Members of the Board of Governors of the Press Club of Southwest Florida have expressed alarm about the ever-looming threat to freedom of the press as spelled out in an in-depth op-ed written by New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger and published recently in the Washington Post. Board members said that Sulzberger’s piece, titled “How the…
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The family of Phil Jones, longtime member of the Press Club of Southwest Florida, has planned a memorial service for Saturday, September 14, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Bonita Springs, 9751 Bonita Beach Rd. S.E., Bonita Springs. Press club members are encouraged to attend. Upon learning of Phil’s death, several…
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The Press Club of Southwest Florida paid tribute to board member Sean Martinelli at a farewell media mixer held recently at the Florida Repertory Theatre, downtown Fort Myers. President Julie Pedretti thanked Sean for his years of membership in the press club and his service the past year on the board of governors. She presented…
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Press club board member and philanthropist Phil Beuth will be honored with the first-ever Service to the Community Award by the Broadcasting+Cable Hall of Fame at a gala in New York City in September. Phil was the first person hired by CapCities founder Tom Murphy in 1955 and spent his entire 42-year career with CapCities.…
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Please join us Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in downtown Fort Myers for a summer media mixer and a special celebration farewell for press club board member Sean Martinelli, who is leaving Southwest Florida for a broadcasting position in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 5-7 p.m. Lobby of Florida Repertory Theatre, 2268 Bay Street, Fort…
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It is with sad hearts that we let you know that our longtime Press Club member Phil Jason passed away following a long illness. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 24, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Beth Tikvah, 1459 Pine Ridge Rd., Naples, and will be followed immediately by interment services at Palm Royal…
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